Where does “Rhamnus” come from?

Rhamnus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ῥαμνοῦς, from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος — a thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn.

Rhamnus (Latin): Nemesis

Definitions

  1. Nemesis

Ancestry of “Rhamnus”, step by step

Rhamnus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ῥαμνοῦς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῬαμνοῦςRhamnus, Attica, Greece
2Ancient Greekῥάμνοςa thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn

via Latin rhamnos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrhamnosaccusative plural of rhamnus; buckthorn

Words derived from “Rhamnus”

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ῥαμνοῦς →